Security functions
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the pa ssword again and press the En ter key.
Changes have been saved is a confirmat ion that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user pa ssword, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when con figuring the supervisor password.
If you do no t want to change any other se ttings, you can exit BI OS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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d
Userpassword
The notebook w ill be rebooted and the new password will come into e ffect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setu p U tility.
Please n ote that the user password only pro vides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changin g the s up e r vi so r or user pas sw o rd
You can only change the supervisor passwo rd when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Call the BI OS Setup Utility andgototheSecurity menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) pe rform the following steps:
PasswordSupervisor
password
Userpasswo
rd
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be r equested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
You will be req uested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt.
► Press the Enter key twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the s upervisor passw ord y ou have set in
the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Setting superv isor and user pa ssw
ord", Page 48), you can also
prevent booting of the operating system.
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